West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-07-14

nearly scared 20 death, and preached a SCR
mon that nearly shook Felix of his Judgment
seat. L hear the men and women who belpeI
HIM down through tho window AMI over III
wall talking i'm private over tho matter aud
saying: How glad am that we effected Tint
Tcscuel In coming times Others may yet tie
glory OF Pnuls work, but no one shall ron
9s OF the satisfaction Of knowing that we
held the rope.
Once for thirty-six hours yyo exnoc,od
every moment 10 go 20 the bottom of tho
O'eaI+ he waves struck through the sLy-
ughIS ana rushed down into the hold of tie
hhp ana missed against the boilers. II was an
6wiul time; but, 10y the blessing OF Col md
the iathiulness OF the men i'm charge. we
came out of the cyclone and we arrived M
nome. Each one before leaving the shin
thanked captain Andrews / do not thinl,
there was a man or woman that went Off
that ship without thanking CAPTAIN Andrews
ana VIII, years after 1 heard OF his death
was impelled TO write "A letter of condo
lence 60 his family in Liverpool Ev-
eTyDody recognized the goodness tho cour-
age, tho kindness of Captain Andrews; but
" occurs to me now that we never thanked
the engineer. He stood away down i'm the
darkne = amid the Kissing furn ices doing his
,whole duty. Nobody thanked the engineer,
but God recognized his hcl oism and his con,
tnuance and his fidelity, and there will
DC Just as high reward for the engineer who
worked out OF sight as for the captain who
stood on tho bridge OF the ship In tho midst
of the bowling temTet
There are said 10 be about $4,000 minister's
of religion in this country About 10000
warrant came from early homes which had
TO struggle for the necessaries of life The
sons OF rich bankers and merchants generally
become bankers and merchants The most
OF those who become ministers are the sons Of
those who had terrific struggle TO got their
everyday bread The collegiate and theologi.
cal education OF that son took every luxury
from the parental table for eight years The
other children were more scantily apparee1
The son at college every little while cot n
bundle from home. In 10 were the socks that
mother had knit sitting up lac mt
night, her sight not as good as once
II was. And there also were some
delicacies from the sisters hand for
the voracious appetite OF "A hungry student
The father swung the heavy cradle thro Igh
the wheat, the sweat rolling from his chin BE-
fewing every step of the way, and then st
ung down under the cherry tree at noon
thinGing to himself: II arr fc lrfully tired but
u WIZ pay II can once . that boy through
college, and If | can know that he will loo
preaching the Gospel after am dead" The
younger children want 70 know why they
can nave this and that a others do, and he
mother says: BE patient, my children until
your brother gradua O., and then YOU shall
have more luxuries; but we must see that
boy throu ,h.n
The years go by, and the son has been
ordained and is preaching the GLORIOUS
Gospel, and great revival comes. and sou;s
by scores and hundreds accept the Gospel
from the lips of that young preacher, and
father and mother, quite old now, are visiting
the son at that village parsonage, and at tle
close OF Sabbath OF mighty blessing father
and mother retire TO their room. the son
lighting the way and asking them if he can
do anything 10 make them more comfortable
saying II they want anything in the night
just 10 knock on the wall. And then all
alone, father and mother talk over tho
gracious influences of the day and say:
NeH, 1t was worth oil we went through
20 educate that boy IL was a hard pull, but
we held on till the work was done The
world may not know it, but, mother we held
the rope, didn't wen And the voice. tremu-
lous with joyful emotion, responds: YES.
rather, we held the rope feel my work is
done. Now, Lori, let st Thou Thy servant
depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen Thy
salvation.h "Pshawr' says the father. II
never felt so much like living i'm my life as
now. L want to sec what that fellow is going
ON to do, he has begun so WE'LL"
something occurs TO me quite personal /
was the youngest of n large family of child
rem. NV parents were neither ri h nor DOOR:
four OF the sons wanted collegiate education
and four obtained it, but not without great
home struggle We never heard the old peo-
PIE say onJe mat theywere denying themselves
To effect this but l remember now tn It my
parents always looked tired I don't think
they ever got rested until they Law down
IN the Somerville cemetery. Mother would
s't down in the evening and say: "Well,
/ don know what makes me feel Sc
tiredl' Father would fall immediate V
10 sleep, seated by the evening stpnI
overcome with the days fatigues. One of
the four brothers, after preaching the gospel
for about fifty years, entered upon his beav-
emily rest. Another of the four is on the
other side OF the earth, missionary of the
cross Two of us are in this land i'm the home
ministry, and think all of us are willing to
our obligations 10 the old folks
NfH Hnraf.H HN.
one, and about twenty-three years ago the
other, put down the burdens of this lie b1it
they still hold the rope.
q, men and women here assembled. Won
braS sometimes how you have fought yOur
way in the world but think there havel q N
helpful influences that you have never fully
acknowledged. Has there not been some in
nuence IN your early or present home that
Tue world cannot sect Does there not reacn
U you from among the New England hills
OF from western prairie. or from southern
plantation, or from English or Scottish or
Irish home IA cord of influence that has kent
you right when you would have gone astrav.
and which, after you had male a crooked
track, recalled youi The rope may be AZ
long as thirty years, or five hundred miles
long, or three thousand miles long, but hands
tnat went out Of mortal sight hong ago viii
hoid She rope You want very
tNit horse, and YOU ned to rowci
DIN with sharpest spurs. and TO let the
r lu7 lc lore uIOn The neck, and 10 give "A
SHOUT - the racer, IN you are going IL ride
on. GO fea 10 OF your mothers prayers. Why,
sup crossing the Atlantic iu six davs can't
san away from that A sailor finds them on
tsa lookout as De takes h.s pace and finds
iu.lu on The mast as bee climbs the rnthnes to
dl-'utHu-le rope iu the tempest and finds
them swinging on tie hammock when he
turns in. Why not le frank and acknoHl-
edge 1.-THE most OIL us would lOny no havo
been dashed 20 pieces had not So. cious and
ioti1E hands steadily, lovingly and nightly
held Tho r0fc
Bat there must come q time when we shall
Lni cut Who these Damus. c1cs were who
lowered Paul in the blskct and greet them
nnd All those who have rendered to God anI
Tue world unrecOZuized ami unrccordod
services That is going TO DO one Of the glal
eAci"meuts Of heaven. the hunting ny and
picking out Of those who did great good ON
earth and got mo- ere Do for b. Here the
cuur-h has been going on for nineteen cen
Iufies anu yet tine world has not rccogni 20
the services 0' tI' u.1Ys 300 ..lt Damascus
balcony. CIIrlat ~ I.uIeE sud fO "a dying
Christian " Give rfv Ipsr fuft Tnu when
you met him WHOM yri aul T mc't him.
as we w'I .HtI H.t Iw f1 Introduce me
~ those pnIu.. who -.f I.I Jut of tho
ia uaercua rarI|
Nego into i3.- r..t. fo u.o. that wo
WI heab'o 20 r.coynizs people in heaven.
WIG 'I'le D. one reason wn fnil to- present .
en- tI1t b. L.'t chan aIl Col will intro
.l We snail have fh.lu ID pointed out
'I would rot hc guilty q. tine 'muoltouess
on '' ing Il'lds .u your p1r0r not intro
"nI ren % p'I.f.u.s viii druand
iiI 'e w. made lc4u Utod with uu tie
ltnn'F lnI. ..iI What rehearsal IL old